Out-of-pocket health expenditure in South Korea in 2024 — 33.74%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.59 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.74 | +1.98 pp |
| 2023 | 31.75 | +2.48 pp |
| 2022 | 29.28 | −0.44 pp |
| 2021 | 29.72 | −2.08 pp |
| 2020 | 31.8 | −1.04 pp |
| 2019 | 32.84 | −1.84 pp |
| 2018 | 34.68 | −1.11 pp |
| 2017 | 35.79 | −0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 36.48 | −1.22 pp |
| 2015 | 37.71 | +0.15 pp |
| 2014 | 37.55 | −0.71 pp |
| 2013 | 38.26 | −0.41 pp |
| 2012 | 38.67 | −0.28 pp |
| 2011 | 38.95 | +0.17 pp |
| 2010 | 38.78 | −0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 39.18 | −2.45 pp |
| 2008 | 41.63 | +1.05 pp |
| 2007 | 40.57 | −1.95 pp |
| 2006 | 42.53 | −1.89 pp |
| 2005 | 44.42 | −0.41 pp |
| 2004 | 44.83 | −0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 45.23 | +4.47 pp |
| 2002 | 40.76 | −0.55 pp |
| 2001 | 41.32 | −2 pp |
| 2000 | 43.32 | — |
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Universal health coverage indexA composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
